Geothermal energy could meet a fifth of UK’s power needs

Geothermal energy could meet a fifth of UK’s power needs

The UK could meet a fifth of its power needs – the equivalent of nine nuclear power stations – by exploiting geothermal power, a new report into the technology has found.

But the report, by Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM), found that the current subsidy regime does not provide sufficient incentive to develop the technology in the UK.